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A ten-billion-dollar pipeline just hired its first land crew — and the company is rooted in Fort St John. That's how it's supposed to work. Plus: five days to the tariff wall, Calgary builds a front door for trade, and Jock Finlayson runs the numbers on Canada's "move away" from fossil fuels.

Episode 19 of ICBA Coffee & Construction — the news that matters to the people who build British Columbia and Alberta, with ICBA's Jordan Bateman. On today's show:

☕ THE BIG ONE: the $10-BILLION Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project awards its first land construction agreement to Surerus Murphy — a joint venture rooted in Fort St John. The 750-km line to the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG site is owned by the Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG, with 15 of 20 First Nations along the route holding equity agreements.
🇺🇸 Five days to the tariff wall: August 19, the U.S. applies 50% duties to about $28 billion of Canadian exports .
🌉 Calgary, Rocky View County and the Canada Infrastructure Bank sign an acceleration agreement for the Prairie Economic Gateway — a rail-anchored inland port on the CPKC mainline that the Calgary Construction Association calls a multi-year runway of work.
🛢️ Jock Finlayson's reality check: fossil fuels are still more than 75% of Canada's energy supply — natural gas 41%, oil a third — while wind, solar and biofuels combined sit at 5%. Barely changed since the late 1990s. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/finlayson-canadas-move-away-from-fossil-fuels-remains-greatly-exaggerated
🔥 And a check-in on the Okanagan, where crews are building control lines and Summerland's staged re-entry planning is underway.

🎙️ Guest week starts Monday: Mike Davis (ICBA VP of Regions), Wednesday: Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on the October 1 PST hike, Friday: ICBA president Chris Gardner. Jordan's back live Monday, August 24.

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